Mercy High School (Farmington Hills, Michigan)

Mercy High School is a Roman Catholic college preparatory high school for girls in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Mercy High School
Mercy High School
Address
29300 Eleven Mile Road Farmington Hills , (Oakland County) , Michigan 48336 United States
Coordinates	42°29′11″N 83°20′11.3″W
Information
Type	Private, All-Girls
Motto	Women Who Make a Difference
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic, Sisters of Mercy
Established	1945
Founder	Venerable Catherine McAuley
School number	248-476-8020
President	Cheryl Delaney Kreger, Ed.D. '66
Principal	Carolyn Behringer Witte '67
Faculty	80+
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	742 (2012)
Campus size	25 acres (100,000 m²)
Color(s)	Maroon and Gold
Slogan	Educating Women Who Make A Difference
Athletics conference	Catholic High School League
Mascot	Marlin
Team name	Marlins
Accreditation	Recognized nationally as an Exemplary Private High School by the United States Department of Education, Mercy has been accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools since 1951
Newspaper	Newsprint
Yearbook	Lore
Tuition	$10,895
Dean of Students	Jonell Linskey
Admissions Director	Maureen Stirling
Athletic Director	Nancy Malinowski
Website	http://www.mhsmi.org

The Sisters of Mercy opened Our Lady of Mercy High School in Detroit in 1945. The school moved to Farmington Hills in 1965.

Notable alumnae

Meg Mallon, professional golfer
Diane Dietz, basketball player chief marketing officer of Cranbrook Educational Community
Lauren Lake, talk show host
Heidi Ewing, documentary filmmaker
Mozella, singer/songwriter also co-writer of Billboard #1 hit Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song)

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Notes and references

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit

Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Detroit
Bishops	Frederick Rese Caspar Borgess John Samuel Foley Michael Gallagher
Coadjutor bishop	Peter Paul Lefevere
Archbishops	Edward Aloysius Mooney John Francis Dearden Edmund Szoka Adam Maida Allen Henry Vigneron
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Churches in the Archdiocese of Detroit
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Parishes	Detroit Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Most Holy Redeemer Church Our Lady of the Rosary Church Sacred Heart Church St. Albertus Church Ste. Anne de Detroit Church St. Catherine of Siena Church St. Charles Borromeo Church St. Josaphat's Church St. Joseph Church St. Mary Church St. Patrick Church Saints Peter and Paul Church St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Church Sweetest Heart of Mary Church Monroe County St. Mary's Church, Monroe St. Michael's Church, Monroe Wayne County St. Paul Church, Grosse Pointe Farms St. Florian Church, Hamtramck Our Lady of the Scapular Parish, Wyandotte Former St. Boniface Church, Detroit St. Theresa of Avila Church, Detroit St. Thomas the Apostle's Church, Detroit
Shrine	National Shrine of the Little Flower, Royal Oak

Education in the Archdiocese of Detroit
Higher education	Madonna University Marygrove College University of Detroit Mercy
Seminaries	Sacred Heart Major Seminary SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary
High schools	Macomb County De La Salle Collegiate High School, Warren Regina High School, Warren Austin Catholic High School, Ray Township Monroe County St. Mary Catholic Central High School, Monroe Oakland County Academy of the Sacred Heart High School, Bloomfield Hills Bishop Foley Catholic High School, Madison Heights Brother Rice High School, Bloomfield Hills Detroit Catholic Central High School, Novi Everest Collegiate High School and Academy, Independence Township Marian High School, Bloomfield Hills Mercy High School, Farmington Hills Notre Dame Preparatory, Pontiac Our Lady of the Lakes High School, Waterford Shrine Catholic High School, Royal Oak St. Mary's Preparatory, Orchard Lake Village St. Catherine of Siena Academy, Wixom St. Clair County Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School, Marine City Wayne County Cabrini High School, Allen Park Detroit Cristo Rey High School, Detroit Divine Child High School, Dearborn Gabriel Richard Catholic High School, Riverview Ladywood High School, Livonia Loyola High School, Detroit University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, Detroit
Former	Higher education Duns Scotus College Maryglade College High schools Girls Catholic Central High School, Detroit Holy Redeemer High School, Detroit Notre Dame High School, Harper Woods Sacred Heart High School, Roseville Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School, Wyandotte

Clergy of the Archdiocese of Detroit
Auxiliary bishops	Moses Anderson Allen James Babcock Leonard Paul Blair Earl Alfred Boyea, Jr. Joseph M. Breitenbeck Kevin Michael Britt Michael J. Byrnes Arturo Cepeda Patrick R. Cooney Henry Edmund Donnelly John Anthony Donovan Daniel E. Flores Thomas Gumbleton Donald Hanchon Bernard Joseph Harrington Walter A. Hurley Joseph Leopold Imesch Edward D. Kelly Arthur Henry Krawczak Dale Joseph Melczek John Clayton Nienstedt Joseph C. Plagens John M. Quinn Francis R. Reiss Walter Joseph Schoenherr Allen Henry Vigneron Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki Alexander M. Zaleski Robert J. Fisher
Priests	Alexander Joseph Brunett Solanus Casey Charles Coughlin Francis Kelley Camillus Paul Maes Jeffrey Marc Monforton William Murphy John A. Trese Kenneth Edward Untener

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